JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen
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The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males
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The practice of giving government jobs to political backers
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The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expanded suffrage – The Jacksonians believed that voting rights should be extended to all white men. By the end of the 1820s, attitudes and state laws had shifted in favor of universal white male suffrage and by 1856 all requirements to own property and nearly all requirements to pay taxes had been dropped.
Detailed explanation-2: -1820-1845. The Jackson Era, running from around 1820 to 1845, was a time of rampant growth and regional diversification. World views and ways of living changed as quickly as in the 20th century. Transportation was revolutionized and the foundation of a manufacturing economy was laid.
Detailed explanation-3: -The years from about 1824 to 1840 have been called the “Age of Jacksonian Democracy” and the “Era of the Common Man.” By modern standards, however, the United States was far from democratic.
Detailed explanation-4: -A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s. Led by President Andrew Jackson, this movement championed greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation.